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LCLS Powers Chain Reaction of Light: A New Tool for X-ray Studies

Researchers have found a new way to probe molecules and atoms with an X-ray laser, setting off cascading bursts of light that reveal precise...

December 11, 2013  ·  3 min read
Image - An X-ray pulse at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source strikes a neon atom, causing electrons to reshuffle and then re-emit light at a slightly different X-ray wavelength, and also stimulating a chain reaction of amplified light in neighboring atoms
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New Single-shot X-ray Technique Makes Magnetic Image

Scientists working at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source have captured the first single-shot X-ray microscope image of a magnetic nanostructure and shown that it...

August 30, 2012  ·  2 min read
a nanoscale ferromagnetic structure made using a new single-shot X-ray holography
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Semiconductor Works Better when Hitched to Graphene

Recent experiments at SLAC's SSRL reveal that an organic semiconductor transports electrical charge more efficiently when combined with the wonder material graphene.

February 18, 2015  ·  2 min read
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Public lecture

Jupiter in a Bottle: Extreme States of Matter in the Laboratory

Presented by Siegfried Glenzer. Normally we think of hydrogen as a gas.  But elsewhere in the universe, hydrogen under extreme pressure can exist in...

Date Tuesday, March 24, 2015
12:30 p.m.  –  1:30 p.m.  PT
Location Kavli Auditorium
stillframe public lecture jupiter in a bottle
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Researchers See 'Spin Current' in Motion for the First Time

Researchers at SLAC have for the first time seen a spin current – an inherent magnetic property common to all electrons – as it...

September 3, 2015  ·  3 min read
Image - This illustration shows the flow of a magnetic property of electrons known as spin current from a magnetic material (blue), to a nonmagnetic material (red). (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
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X-ray Study Reveals New Details of How Burrowing Sea Creatures Shape Geology

X-ray research on 80-million-year-old fossilized burrows, likely the work of tiny marine worms, is helping scientists understand how living organisms affected the chemistry of...

October 14, 2015  ·  5 min read
Image - This marine worm, commonly known as a ragworm, can grow up to 4 inches in length. It is part of a class of worms known as polychaetes. A far smaller variety of polychaetes was likely responsible for creating ancient burrows studied at SLAC.
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First Nanoscale Look at How Lithium Ions Navigate a Molecular Maze to Reach Battery Electrode

Streamlining their journey through the electrolyte could help lithium-ion batteries charge faster.

February 22, 2018  ·  4 min read
Illustration of molecular layers in battery electrolyte
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Scientists Find a New Way to Make Novel Materials by ‘Un-Squeezing’

Like turning a snowball back into fluffy snow, a new technique turns high-density materials into a lower-density one by applying the chemical equivalent of...

May 1, 2018  ·  4 min read
SLAC scientists working at SSRL experimental station
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X-ray Laser Reveals Ultrafast Dance of Liquid Water

Water is more complicated than it seems. Now a study led by researchers at Stockholm University has probed the movements of its molecules on...

May 16, 2018  ·  3 min read
Illustration showing blurring of images of water molecules made with X-ray laser
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SLAC X-ray Studies Help NASA Develop Printable Electronics for Mars Mission

Scientists are using plasma to create electronic sensors that will track the health of astronauts.

July 28, 2016  ·  4 min read
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5 Ways SLAC’s X-ray Laser Can Change the Way We Live

Toward next-generation electronics, better medications and green energy solutions: "The First Five Years" point to a bright future of high-impact discovery at LCLS.

March 9, 2016  ·  5 min read
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SLAC’s Historic Linac Turns 50 and Gets a Makeover

The lab’s signature particle highway prepares to enter another era of transformative science as the home of the LCLS-II X-ray laser.

May 4, 2016  ·  6 min read
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